For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Clicker, Fearful dogs, Patricia McConnell on Aug 23rd, 2010
Sadie pranced, her tail riding high, right up to the sales clerk behind the counter at Ladies Footlocker, “Do you have a goodie for me?” It didn’t used to be that way. The first time I took Sadie to the 29th Street Shopping Mall when she was a puppy she was terrified. Her wide eyes, [...]
Posted in Book review, Fearful dogs, Giveaway, Justine van der Leun, Marcus of Umbria, Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2010
Marcus is the Italian English pointer of Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught An American Girl about Love fame (read my review of the book here), and a very fearful dog. It’s no wonder considering how deprived she was as a puppy, cooped up in a small pen with barely adequate food and [...]
Posted in Behavior, Dog Star Daily, Fearful dogs, Ian Dunbar, Pictures, Retreat and treat, Treats, Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2009
The doggie gods smiled on Sadie and me. Celestial kongs aligned. A solution to a challenge that has vexed us for months—walking across a bridge under which Sadie was convinced there lurked a dog-devouring troll–seemingly magically appeared. See the guy on the bridge? He’s not a troll. That’s Ira, Sadie’s dad, and she’s worried that he surely has [...]
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